Graham Shelby

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55 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 4 Aug

Graham Shelby’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Moth · All Dressed Up: The Moth Radio Hour · 4 Aug 2026 podcast

And my dad comes in, and he says, how was practice?

And without thinking to, I revealed my character.

Dad, this isn't me.

I'm quitting the team.

And I didn't know what he was going to say.

He looked like he was thinking a hundred things at once.

And he left the room and he came back a little later and his eyes were kind of shiny.

But he said, you do what's right for you.

And I felt like a weight the size of a grimy barbell just fell right off my shoulders.

And I decided to start putting those daydreams on paper, became a writer.

I founded my school's literary magazine.

And Dad and I still, every once in a while, would go out and run a few button hooks and flea flickers.

It turned out that was the kind of football player I wanted to be.

And that was good because I'd already made the team.

Thank you.

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